Isabella, Duchess of the Devils (1969)
An Alsacian Baron massacres the family of a French Duke, and takes his lands and his title. Isabella, the Duke's baby child, escapes the massacre, is raised by gypsies, and comes back twenty years later to exact revenge.
- Bruno Corbucci
- Mario Amendola
Rating: 6.4/10 by 12 users
Alternative Title:
Isabella, Duchess of the Devils - US
Ms. Stiletto - US
Country:
Language:
Italiano
Runtime: 01 hour 19 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: bdsm, whipping
Now this is something a little bit different, Isabella, Duchess of the Devils, is the translation of the original Italian title and is mentioned within the film, although my print has the American title; Ms. Stiletto, leading me to suggest this might be in a category of one being a ‘sword and stiletto’ flick. Anyway, yes plenty of sword fights, pretty well done, rather a lot of talking, not so well done and a great lead performance from a plucky Brigitte Skay who wins most of the sword fights and bares just enough skin to keep us interested through some of the lesser moments. A lot of people dressed as soldiers chasing each other about but one or two quite extraordinary scenes including, the seduction of a near naked black slave who is to be whipped if he shows signs of excitement, as an extra at a banquet and an amazing scene where our heroine gets a mighty lashing, facing the camera.
